Firefighters’ work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended until July, as the UK continues to battle coronavirus.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), and National Employers agreed the extension to the national agreement stating...

Fire Brigades Union urging politicians to focus on investment
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for a UK-wide moratorium on fire cuts, calling on the Prime Minister and devolved administrations to halt fifteen years of “unprecedented” austerity and invest in the fire and rescue service...

Latest national agreement will see firefighters train care staff in infection, prevention and control
Request for help came from senior health officials in England
Firefighters have been called in to deliver special infection, prevention and control (IPC) training packages to care home staff...

90 firefighter jobs and 10 fire engines could be lost
Thousands sign petition as public begin writing to fire authority
FBU demands cuts be halted
East Sussex fire authority has been deluged with concerns from firefighters and members of the public, as a campaign against sweeping fire and...

On 4 May, firefighters, MPs and the public came together for Firefighters’ Memorial Day to remember the firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
At midday, on-duty firefighters across the UK stood outside their fire stations for a minute’s silence and sounded sirens in honour...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is looking at potential compensation claims for members who suffered unlawful age discrimination following the 2015 attacks on firefighter pensions. The union is asking all affected members who did not file a claim in 2015 to register on the FBU website.
The action...

Firefighters’ Union making demand on International Workers Memorial Day
Government must issue urgent guidance to employers in public and private sector, FBU says
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is today (Tuesday) demanding that the government issue guidance to employers stating that the death...

Plans include major cuts to fire engines and staffing levels
FBU says it amounts to a ‘betrayal’ of firefighters and the public
Firefighters have warned of a major threat to public safety as politicians and fire chiefs try to sneak through cuts to the fire and rescue services while...

Fire Brigades Union being supported by POA, PCS, and GMB.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), along with three other unions (POA, PCS, and GMB), has filed court proceedings over the government’s withholding of improved pension benefits from hundreds of firefighters and hundreds of thousands...